The Penn's Grove record., 1887-09-17

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4 Greek, NJ. NJ. billiard; Quinton. Will
liam Perry; Upper P~ittsgroye, Samuel
White; Pittsgrote, j.. T.. Cheesmall,
NJ. D.; OldmnIs. J. Il Ware, NJ. y
All who are interested in Sunday
school work are invited 10 be present
and aid the cause. All delegates aud
visitors will report to the local ON
/ mittee at the chu eb for entertainment.
Mape's Manure gives good results on
wheat.
THE FAIR.
of the w J. A. Il III. Association, was
held Oh Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday, three days instead of two
as formerly. The attendance on Tues
day was small estimated at 1000 on
1900 On Wednesday about 1000 wtle
present and on Thursday about 1900.
the two former days being clouded and
the Pema. State Fair and the Con.
Centennial tended to draw tie people
away.
The exhibits were hardly up to last
year although there vert some hle
displays The painting display was
full aud the skill of X. Cooper and Lena
Tyler and others wa we'll represented
There were 6ne taxidermist displays by
George Dickinson. and Sallie Edwards.
Crother Il King, of Woodstown, had
a large display of tine harness. S"me
lively music Vas furnished from the
Estey organ and piano.
Mrs. Dora Crispin had Il very line
display o. j~ellies and others had single
entri,s S, but here were few canned
goods. Mrs. ). Is. Paucoasts II or 10
varieties of dried fruits weIe a cur!0si-
ty. The entries If girls bread and
cakes showed there We're several good
house wives coming III. Ladies' fancy
and crazy work were well represented.
s. u II. C1rson had 10, 81 u 80 ID
water melons and Elwood Davis had
the greatest variety but not So large.
Clark Petit had n handsome bed OF
fruit aud flowers and nursery stock pre-
sent which made ones mouth water
and told what line fruit :rees a be
had at Hedgelield Nurseries 1t being
a poor peach year the display was only
fair.
The good and skilled house wives
had fine bread and butter cakes and
pies well represented. The several Ell.
tries of wheat corn, and varieties OF
potatoes told well of the rich land in
Pilesg v Ira Duel and David
Dickinson brought the big pumpkins.
The display Of sheep and hogs was not
as full as formerly but Thos. Green,
Thos. Lipplncott and K. Crispen and
S. Pancoast had some fine represents
tives. II. w. Aus ms tall stalks Of
corn, burdened with golden grain, his
handsome herd of Holdstein cattle
and the numerous colts sired by his
horse Escapade spoke loudly for the
richness and skillful management of
Evergreen Stock Farm. Wm. Car
penter had ii lot of his fine Jersey
present and 5. }. DIbois, olD9tetown
had some Alderngys which, are of a
lighter color u.aTfAe Jerseys. Grad
ed cattle wfe we'll represented by
Reeves FlitcraIl and Jos. Reeves.
VIM. Austin took four premiums
for small bIOuded colts and brood mares
and 2nd premium IN double fancy
team. Clark Peltit also took prizes
on bi"oded colts. Frank Brown had
d pair OF hi,c MA eli colts. The finest
colt under coInnun grade was Sam'l
Ansirk's z yr. old Indicator by lhdl-
arIiali. LIST premium. Joshua Davis and
Benz Brooks s.lso took premiums on
3 Il A yr. old colts.
Thrta was a tair display Of farming
machinery and implements. The
parvin Iron Wagon Co., had a good
display. Burt Il Dean had the Deer
ing binder and mower running. Lip
pincott, Weatherby " CO.. and Ride-
way Il Son had their agencies well
represented.
Poultry, from the little baistam To
the large turkey aud geese was there
in full display.
Fairview Brick works had "A very
tine display of their manufacture. J.
G. Nensleal and VIM. Olphant m"ie
The full displays in carriages, buggies
and road carts.
The merry go-arnulds and side-siiows
were their to entertain the curious.
On Wednesday Afternoon IA side-show
man gave a performance before the
grand stand Of swallowing swords and
eating fire. A stone which took two
men to lift was put on his stomach
and broken by u sledge hammer.
The riding of Mdile Mrxis, live miles
in II minutes on "Wednesday and
Thursday, did not cnme up to eXlecta-
tiols MS she was carried from one horse
to the other and took Is inmates. Hel
colored accomponlst's horse fell down
and rolled over him pa the 1 h mi e on
T%hurstlaybat he was not hmtmuc,i.
Although their was not as large AN
attendance rs in former years il was
reported the Association will have
enough 10 pay expenses.
The racing was well { ns,s., | H.
somle classes and melted considerable
interest. On Tuesday there was only
three races. The running race Non by
j. Wilmire's Doc. Robbins, OF Long
Branch in 1.59 and 2,034 with ii. Lux
enburg's Pat DAILY, of phila., End.
The 2.33 pacing race was won by j.
Metcall's Lady Allen, of Pbila., ia 2.40.
2.43, 3.44, with II. Corners Gin 2nd.
In the $50 class ID. 4. Sweeten's
Marion j., of Jefferson, got | II Jacks